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Fox Slams Key West, City Fights Back
By Rick Boettger
Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly ran a hilariously nasty 5-minute segment about
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No such thing as bad press? I think it would be great if all the FOX watchers stayed away from us for fear of rubbing shoulders with homeless “pirates”.
Rick, I do not see Fox as nazis, but I do see the other libdem media as commies. Ha. I saw the Watters segment and knew that there are other elements of Key West that are noteworthy. They just don’t get viewer attention as that target segment of society does. Even when the media comes to Ann Arbor, MI, they film that segment also. It rather makes those of us that do not (yet) belong to that segment of society realize that it does exist everywhere, and that we are not (yet) apart of it and strive not to be. I say keep the local government out of this with O’Reilly. Government is too much in our face. Keep it out I say.
I think Key West Officials and the TDC should invite visits from many different perspectives. Invite other shows to jump on the band wagon and find different twists to the town: “where the weird go pro.” We should acknowledge our challenges, (like the homeless problem) and advertise the facts and how the challenges are being addressed. For example, I know KOTS is not a luxury hotel, but at least it is a shelter where people can go and get a shower and a mat for the night.
At the same time, each of the less than positive ad runs, the TDC should run a counter ad in the same audience. Any time the name Key West gets mentioned, it is an opportunity to bring curious tourists here and help sustain the tourist dependent economy.
well really….while it didn’t show the beauty, the big tourist catch is “come as you are, and you can getaway from the world in key west” Those mentalities are key west which they showed. we living here have to put up with the drunken idiocy, and it is embraced for tourist dollars. don’t seek out that revenue, but then lamblast it when it is shown to be what it is. do you think our tourists don’t see all this? that may not be the Key West we are proud of, but instead of skewering FOX news, for showing the truth, do something to clean it up. It is what it is…they didn’t hire actors.